It’s the enterprise finish for Chelsea, as though the title race and relegation spots have been settled early, some big video games stay within the struggle for Europe.
All eyes shall be on the battle for a Champions League place over the ultimate two weekends of the season, because it at the moment appears like 5 groups shall be battling it out for the three spots behind Liverpool and Arsenal.
Chelsea are considered one of these sides in search of a return to Europe’s largest membership competitors and it might seem that what occurs over the subsequent fortnight can have an enormous say in what occurs on the membership this summer time.
Chelsea board divided over Enzo Maresca future, with some favouring a sacking
Enzo Maresca landed the Chelsea job final summer time, with the previous Manchester Metropolis coach’s 2023/24 Championship-winning marketing campaign with Leicester Metropolis catching the attention of the Stamford Bridge hierarchy, following Mauricio Pochettino’s exit. FourFourTwo ranked Maresca at no.44 in our listing of the sport’s greatest managers again in October.
However Chelsea and managerial stability have typically been mutually unique ideas lately and one other change could possibly be on the playing cards this summer time, based on a report from TEAMtalk.
They declare that Maresca’s double-headed pursuit of a Champions League place and the Europa Convention League trophy could possibly be ‘essential’ in figuring out the Italian’s future.
The Blues at the moment sit fifth within the Premier League desk, forward of Aston Villa on objective distinction and a degree forward of Nottingham Forest. Third-placed Newcastle United are three factors away from Chelsea, with Manchester Metropolis two factors higher off than Maresca’s aspect, who’ve matches in opposition to Manchester United and Forest to return, forward of the Europa Convention League remaining in opposition to Actual Betis.
The report provides that whereas these three video games shall be key for Maresca, there are members of the board that don’t imagine the supervisor’s sluggish, affected person taking part in fashion fits the Premier League and wish to see extra consistency and identification.
Whereas Maresca does have assist from others on the board, the report claims Maresca ‘shouldn’t be longer thought of untouchable’.
A call, subsequently, shall be made on the finish of the season, with the membership conscious that Maresca nonetheless have 4 years of the five-year deal he signed final summer time remaining, which means he can be due vital compensation if the membership do resolve to swing the axe.
In FourFourTwo’s view, we’re accustomed to not being shocked by Chelsea’s wheeling and dealing, whether or not that’s gamers or managers, however the Italian has performed a strong job with a sprawling squad and will he get the membership again into the Champions League, letting him go can be a questionable resolution.
